WA Branch dinner explores connective tissue injuries

Dr Dale Edgar and Dr Peter Malliaras,
APAM, gave everyone who attended
valuable insight into how we must think
about treating two injuries associated with
connective tissue.

Dale started the evening by providing his
perspective on the treatment of burns injury
and how physiotherapy plays a vital role
in enabling someone who has suffered a
burn injury to not only survive but live life
after a significant injury. His key message
being exercise and muscle strengthening are critical to reduced scarring and good
recovery.
Following dinner, Peter outlined his views
on the current management of tendinopathy
and offered some different perspectives;
particularly, the involvement of pain in
tendinopathy and how we should manage
this from a physiotherapy point of view.

One of Peter’s significant messages is that we
shouldn’t be afraid of pain but rather educate
our patients on the need for appropriate graded exercise to reduce a painful stimulus.

As always, the annual dinner allowed APA
members to catch up with colleagues,
network, discuss and enjoy a meal while
learning some valuable insights into some
varied aspects of physiotherapy.

Thanks to our sponsors, Asics and Skins,
who provided four great lucky door prizes.
Also, thanks to all those in the branch office
for their organisational efforts; we look
forward to another dinner in 2017.